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Forefront LAUNCH PADS: Ted Mermin ’96 and Elizabeth Cabraser ’78 plot strategy for Berkeley Law’s newest center.
Power to the People Thanks to a $3.5 million gift from renowned litigator Elizabeth Cabraser ’78, Berkeley Law launched a new center in February that aims to make the school a global leader in the study, research, and practice of consumer law. The Berkeley Center for Consumer Law and Economic Justice—the first of its kind among toptier law schools—will deliver research and analysis
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to fuel meaningful policy change. It will produce white papers, file amicus briefs in consumer cases nationwide, advise legislatures and regulatory agencies on behalf of low-income consumers, and increase student opportunities for hands-on experience in consumer policy. “Consumer law is at work all around us, every day. But it’s almost invisible in law schools,” says
JIM BLOCK
MAJOR GIFT CREATES THE NEW BERKELEY CENTER FOR CONSUMER LAW AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE